14 DAY TRIAL // Five people from the Eastern Europe were sentenced to jail after they were found guilty for the largest UK credit card fraud. The gang was led by Roman Zyking, a Russian immigrant who received no more than five and a half years in prison while his wife was sentenced to six months in jail. According to Viruslist, the five people managed to steal 17 million pounds using credit card accounts, most of them being registered in the US. It seems like the authorities found only 150.000 pounds because the fraudsters were living in huge houses and going on impressive travels all over the world.
"The investigation into the gang's activities lasted for 18 months and spanned several continents, as the FBI, Europol, Estonian police and other authorities and banking bodies, aided UK police in the task of bringing the five to justice. The search for the five culprits was hampered by the gang using sophisticated encryption techniques to hide their electronic traces. Interestingly, the investigation was triggered by a routine stop and search of Roman Zykin by an anti-terrorist patrol at Victoria Station in London, when dozens of mobile phone top-up cards were found in his possession," the same source reported.
This is another evidence that the IT security is more and more vulnerable and we don't have anything to do than just hope we're not on the hackers' list. However, the security companies from all over the world advise users to refuse opening unknown files and avoid leaving private information unprotected. As you can see, our financial details are always attacked by the hackers, spammers and phishers because they are looking to earn money with ease and remain anonymous. Meanwhile, we should pray that the security companies that are struggling to build powerful solutions will continue to protect our computers.